The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role

Arts of Asia

c. 1782

Katsukawa Shunsho 勝川春章
Japanese, 1726-1792

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Artist: Katsukawa Shunsho
Title: The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role
Origin: Japan
Date: 1777–1787
Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 31 × 14.8 cm (12 3/16 × 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line: Frederick W. Gookin Collection
Reference Number: 1939.759

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